Yousuf Sultan is a Certified Shariah Advisor and Auditor (CSAA) from Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI), Bahrain and an AAOIFI Master Trainer. He holds an MSc degree in Islamic Finance from INCEIF, Malaysia. Earlier, he graduated as a Mufti in Shari’ah and Islamic Jurisprudence from Jamia Shariyyah Malibag, Dhaka. He is also a Registered Shariah Adviser with the Securities Commission of Malaysia, and a Certified Islamic Finance Executive (CIFE) from Ethica, Dubai. Yousuf is the Founder & CEO of Adl Advisory in Malaysia, which provides shariah advisory, consultancy and training services to various industries. Yousuf also co-founded IFA Consultancy in Bangladesh, a pioneer institution promoting Islamic Finance to the mass through training, workshops, seminars, and consultancy. Yousuf has long professional experience with teaching, training and advisory on Shariah and Islamic Finance, with specific exposure to Islamic Fintech. He held various leadership positions at Ethis - an Islamic Fintech Group based in Malaysia that pioneered several award-winning Islamic Crowdfunding platforms for investment and charity in Indonesia and Malaysia. Yousuf advises institutions in several countries, including Malaysia, Indonesia, South Africa, UAE & Bangladesh. He is also a member of two Working Groups for the Governance Standard Committee at AAOIFI. He holds professional membership with the Association of Shariah Advisors in Islamic Finance (ASAS) and the Chartered Institute of Islamic Finance Professionals (CIIF). Yousuf is the Member of Shariah Committee of Standard Chartered Saadiq Malaysia. Yousuf has been invited to speak in events organized by institutions and universities, including the Central Bank of Malaysia, Securities Commission of Malaysia, AAOIFI, INCEIF, the World Bank, Cagamas, ISRA, ASAS, MATA, Bangsamoro Government, Nadil Iqtisad Kuwait etc. Yousuf conducted various researches and reports on Islamic Finance; of which the most notable one is titled “Responsible Finance - Ethical and Islamic Finance: Meeting the Global Agenda” - published by RFI Foundation and IFSB, co-authored with Tan Sri Dr Zeti, the former Governor of the Central Bank of Malaysia.